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Zika fever, also known as Zika virus disease or simply Zika, is an infectious disease caused by the Zika virus. [1] Most cases have no symptoms, but when present they are usually mild and can resemble dengue fever .
Zika fever (also known as Zika virus disease) is an illness caused by Zika virus. [80] Around 80% of cases are estimated to be asymptomatic, though the accuracy of this figure is hindered by the wide variance in data quality, and figures from different outbreaks can vary significantly. [ 81 ]
It is estimated that 1.5 million people were infected by Zika virus in Brazil, [3] with over 3,500 cases of infant microcephaly reported between October 2015 and January 2016. [4] The epidemic also affected other parts of South and North America, as well as several islands in the Pacific. [5] Zika virus spread to Brazil from Oceania in 2013 or ...
The new discovery now shows Zika may provoke an immune attack on the central nervous system as well. Brazilian scientists find new Zika-linked brain disorder in adults Skip to main content
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Pregnant women infected with Zika virus are at a higher risk of giving birth to children with congenital malformations, including microcephaly. [ 81 ] In the context of climate change and temperature rise, it is predicted that Zika virus will affect more than 1.3 billion people by 2050. [ 82 ]
The risk of complications from the vaccine are greater for individuals over 60 years of age. In addition, the vaccine is not usually administered to babies under nine months of age, pregnant women, people with allergies to egg protein, and individuals living with AIDS/HIV. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that 105 million people have ...
2015–16 Zika virus epidemic: 2015–2016 Worldwide Zika virus: 53 [287] 2016 Angola and Democratic Republic of the Congo yellow fever outbreak: 2016 Angola and Democratic Republic of the Congo: Yellow fever: 498 (377 in Angola, 121 in Congo) [288] 2016–2022 Yemen cholera outbreak: 2016–2023 Yemen: Cholera: 4,004 (as of June 11, 2023) [289]